Waterborne adhesives (or water-based adhesives) are adhesives that are compounded with water as a diluent rather than a volatile organic solvent and could be considered as low VOC adhesives. The main polymers used to formulate water-based adhesives are styrene-butadiene, acrylic, polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) and vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE).They have applications in all of the leading adhesive end-use markets for example Carpet backing, construction, packaging, and also in PSA labels and decals.

The label adhesive market is projected to reach USD 12.97 Billion by 2022. The water-based technology segment of the label adhesive market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR. The advent of low...

Clariant and Huntsman have announced a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction. The merged company will be named HuntsmanClariant and will benefit from...